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Ross Ulbricht, also known as Dread Pirate Roberts, is the owner of the trading platform Silk Road. Silk Road was a platform for trading drugs, psychotropic substances and other illegal products. The website was working as a hidden service with Bitcoin as the main currency that was used as a payment method on the site because of its relative anonymity, transactions’ speed and Ross’s affection for digital currency. Ross Ulbricht’s net worth is estimated to be several millions of dollars, a result of charging a fee on every successful deal. In 2013, he was arrested on charges of drug trafficking, hacking attacks and conspiracy to commit money laundering. In 2015, Ross Ulbricht was sentenced to life imprisonment at the age of 31.

Silk Road’s Ross Ulbricht Denied Review of Prison Life Sentence by Supreme Court

JUN 28, 2018 | by Molly Jane Zuckerman

Ross Ulbricht, currently serving a life sentence for his participation in the now-closed Silk Road marketplace, has his sentence review denied by the Supreme Co...

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US: Federal Prosecutors Ask For Forfeiture Of 500 BTC

MAR 02, 2018 | by Molly Jane Zuckerman

500 BTC ($5.5 mln) to be seized if four people in Ohio are convicted of selling and transferring fake identification documents.

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Governments Using Crypto as a Reason to Spy on Us

DEC 10, 2017 | by Gareth Jenkinson

Are governments trying to use cryptocurrencies as another reason to spy on us?

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Silk Road Agent Bridges Gets 2 Extra Years Jail Over Second Bitcoin Theft

NOV 08, 2017 | by William Suberg

The Silk Road secret agent serving over six years for theft of Bitcoins will now serve eight as further charges are brought.

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Feds Claim Proceeds from Seized Silk Road Fortune at Only $334 per Bitcoin

OCT 03, 2017 | by Darryn Pollock

The US Justice Department was finally able to claim the proceeds from the sale of 144,336 Bitcoins sized when they shut down illicit online market, the Silk Roa...

11782 | 1

Dark Web Market AlphaBay Shut Down by US Authorities

JUL 26, 2017 | by Joshua Althauser

US government, in cooperation with European authorities, has shut down the infamous dark web market, AlphaBay.

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Dark Market AlphaBay Goes Way Of Silk Road After Operator Found Dead

JUL 14, 2017 | by Alexander Geralis

Shadow online marketplace AlphaBay is shut down in a sting operation reminiscent of the Silk...

18636 | 2

Mysterious Ethereum Millionaire Sparks New Debate on Anonymity

JUL 11, 2017 | by Darryn Pollock

A mysterious Ethereum trader has boasted about earning $283 mln in just one month which renewed concerns about the anonymous nature of cryptocurrencies.

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Coinbase Freezes $40k Ross Ulbricht Funds As Rumors Fly

JUN 16, 2017 | by William Suberg

Coinbase has shut off access to funds used by Ross Ulbricht campaigners after a 16.5 BTC donation.

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Bitcoin is Not Responsible for Online Drug Dealing

JUN 15, 2017 | by Shivdeep Dhaliwal

We must address the elephant in the room and tackle the real issue why drugs are being sold online.

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Third Corrupt U.S. Government Agent Discovered in Silk Road Case

NOV 30, 2016 | by Joël Valenzuela

Lawyers representing former Silk Road operator Ross Ulbricht announced via press conference that they believe they have discovered another corrupt government ag...

480 | 1

Author of ‘Down the Deep, Dark Web’: Silk Road was Proof of Concept

AUG 20, 2016 | by Amelia Tomasicchio

Cointelegraph spoke to the writer and associate producer of TV movie documentary ‘Down the Deep, Dark Web’ (2016) Yuval Orr about Silk Road, crypto-anarchists a...

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Gary Johnson Would "Look Seriously At" Pardoning Ross Ulbricht, Edward Snowden, Chelsea Manning

JUL 30, 2016 | by Joël Valenzuela

US presidential candidate Gary Johnson would consider pardoning such electronic scofflaws as Ross Ulbricht, Edward Snowden, and Chelsea Manning if elected presi...

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Unsealed Transcript Shows How Judge Justified Ross Ulbricht's Life Sentence

OCT 09, 2015 | by Evander Smart

Back in May, New York District Court Judge Katherine Forrest sentenced Silk Road website founder Ross Ulbricht to life in prison.

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FBI Agent Threatens to Kill Silk Road Architect, Ulbricht’s Family for Bitcoin

SEP 28, 2015 | by Joseph Young

Diamond, which is believed to be an online alias of an unknown corrupt FBI agent, has been threatening to kill Silk Road Architect Variety Jones and torture Ros...

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Governments Using Crypto as a Reason to Spy on Us

DEC 10, 2017 | by Gareth Jenkinson

Are governments trying to use cryptocurrencies as another reason to spy on us?

46607 | 7

US: Federal Prosecutors Ask For Forfeiture Of 500 BTC

MAR 02, 2018 | by Molly Jane Zuckerman

500 BTC ($5.5 mln) to be seized if four people in Ohio are convicted of selling and transferring fake identification documents.

25262 | 4

Bitcoin is Not Responsible for Online Drug Dealing

JUN 15, 2017 | by Shivdeep Dhaliwal

We must address the elephant in the room and tackle the real issue why drugs are being sold online.

24714 | 2

Mysterious Ethereum Millionaire Sparks New Debate on Anonymity

JUL 11, 2017 | by Darryn Pollock

A mysterious Ethereum trader has boasted about earning $283 mln in just one month which renewed concerns about the anonymous nature of cryptocurrencies.

22176 | 7

Silk Road’s Ross Ulbricht Denied Review of Prison Life Sentence by Supreme Court

JUN 28, 2018 | by Molly Jane Zuckerman

Ross Ulbricht, currently serving a life sentence for his participation in the now-closed Silk Road marketplace, has his sentence review denied by the Supreme Co...

19689 | 6

Dark Market AlphaBay Goes Way Of Silk Road After Operator Found Dead

JUL 14, 2017 | by Alexander Geralis

Shadow online marketplace AlphaBay is shut down in a sting operation reminiscent of the Silk...

18636 | 2

Coinbase Freezes $40k Ross Ulbricht Funds As Rumors Fly

JUN 16, 2017 | by William Suberg

Coinbase has shut off access to funds used by Ross Ulbricht campaigners after a 16.5 BTC donation.

16333 | 5

Silk Road Agent Bridges Gets 2 Extra Years Jail Over Second Bitcoin Theft

NOV 08, 2017 | by William Suberg

The Silk Road secret agent serving over six years for theft of Bitcoins will now serve eight as further charges are brought.

14382 | 1

Feds Claim Proceeds from Seized Silk Road Fortune at Only $334 per Bitcoin

OCT 03, 2017 | by Darryn Pollock

The US Justice Department was finally able to claim the proceeds from the sale of 144,336 Bitcoins sized when they shut down illicit online market, the Silk Roa...

11782 | 1

Dark Web Market AlphaBay Shut Down by US Authorities

JUL 26, 2017 | by Joshua Althauser

US government, in cooperation with European authorities, has shut down the infamous dark web market, AlphaBay.

10673 | 1

Ulbricht, Who Wanted to Empower Others to Be Free, Will Spend His Own Life in Prison

MAY 30, 2015 | by Travis Patron

Silk Road operator and kingpin Ross Ulbricht has been sentenced to life in prison

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Silk Road’s Ross Ulbricht Sentencing Details Revealed

JUN 03, 2015 | by Evander Smart

In 2015, there has been no bigger story than the conviction and sentencing of Silk Road’s creator Ross Ulbricht to life in prison last month.

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US Secret Agents Charged with Silk Road Bitcoin Theft, Extortion of Dread Pirate Roberts

MAR 31, 2015 | by Charlie Richards

Following Ross Ulbricht's Silk Road conviction, extraordinary details have emerged about two of the investigating federal agents charged with extortion, fraud, ...

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MAY 19 DIGEST: Ripple Labs Raises $28 Million, Ulbricht Defense Argues Silk Road Made Drug Use Safer

MAY 19, 2015 | by Aaron van Wirdum

Ripple Labs raised a US$28 million series A funding round, Ross Ulbricht's defense urges judge in Silk Road case to consider the dark market’s potential for har...

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MAY 29 DIGEST: US Govt Says Ross Ulbricht Owes Them Nearly $184M, Apple Mentions Bitcoin in Patent Application

MAY 29, 2015 | by Aaron van Wirdum

U.S. government prosecutors have imposed a money judgment of almost US$184 million against Ross Ulbricht, Apple casually mentions Bitcoin in a new patent applic...

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Gary Johnson Would "Look Seriously At" Pardoning Ross Ulbricht, Edward Snowden, Chelsea Manning

JUL 30, 2016 | by Joël Valenzuela

US presidential candidate Gary Johnson would consider pardoning such electronic scofflaws as Ross Ulbricht, Edward Snowden, and Chelsea Manning if elected presi...

308 | 10

Governments Using Crypto as a Reason to Spy on Us

DEC 10, 2017 | by Gareth Jenkinson

Are governments trying to use cryptocurrencies as another reason to spy on us?

46607 | 7

Mysterious Ethereum Millionaire Sparks New Debate on Anonymity

JUL 11, 2017 | by Darryn Pollock

A mysterious Ethereum trader has boasted about earning $283 mln in just one month which renewed concerns about the anonymous nature of cryptocurrencies.

22176 | 7

Silk Road’s Ross Ulbricht Denied Review of Prison Life Sentence by Supreme Court

JUN 28, 2018 | by Molly Jane Zuckerman

Ross Ulbricht, currently serving a life sentence for his participation in the now-closed Silk Road marketplace, has his sentence review denied by the Supreme Co...

19689 | 6

Coinbase Freezes $40k Ross Ulbricht Funds As Rumors Fly

JUN 16, 2017 | by William Suberg

Coinbase has shut off access to funds used by Ross Ulbricht campaigners after a 16.5 BTC donation.

16333 | 5

US: Federal Prosecutors Ask For Forfeiture Of 500 BTC

MAR 02, 2018 | by Molly Jane Zuckerman

500 BTC ($5.5 mln) to be seized if four people in Ohio are convicted of selling and transferring fake identification documents.

25262 | 4

Bitcoin is Not Responsible for Online Drug Dealing

JUN 15, 2017 | by Shivdeep Dhaliwal

We must address the elephant in the room and tackle the real issue why drugs are being sold online.

24714 | 2

Dark Market AlphaBay Goes Way Of Silk Road After Operator Found Dead

JUL 14, 2017 | by Alexander Geralis

Shadow online marketplace AlphaBay is shut down in a sting operation reminiscent of the Silk...

18636 | 2

Unsealed Transcript Shows How Judge Justified Ross Ulbricht's Life Sentence

OCT 09, 2015 | by Evander Smart

Back in May, New York District Court Judge Katherine Forrest sentenced Silk Road website founder Ross Ulbricht to life in prison.

793 | 1

Dark Web Market AlphaBay Shut Down by US Authorities

JUL 26, 2017 | by Joshua Althauser

US government, in cooperation with European authorities, has shut down the infamous dark web market, AlphaBay.

10673 | 1

Author of ‘Down the Deep, Dark Web’: Silk Road was Proof of Concept

AUG 20, 2016 | by Amelia Tomasicchio

Cointelegraph spoke to the writer and associate producer of TV movie documentary ‘Down the Deep, Dark Web’ (2016) Yuval Orr about Silk Road, crypto-anarchists a...

338 | 1

Feds Claim Proceeds from Seized Silk Road Fortune at Only $334 per Bitcoin

OCT 03, 2017 | by Darryn Pollock

The US Justice Department was finally able to claim the proceeds from the sale of 144,336 Bitcoins sized when they shut down illicit online market, the Silk Roa...

11782 | 1

Third Corrupt U.S. Government Agent Discovered in Silk Road Case

NOV 30, 2016 | by Joël Valenzuela

Lawyers representing former Silk Road operator Ross Ulbricht announced via press conference that they believe they have discovered another corrupt government ag...

480 | 1

Silk Road Agent Bridges Gets 2 Extra Years Jail Over Second Bitcoin Theft

NOV 08, 2017 | by William Suberg

The Silk Road secret agent serving over six years for theft of Bitcoins will now serve eight as further charges are brought.

14382 | 1